Jaconé Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, so it’s been a bit quiet to start, but things look like they’re about to kick into gear. Let’s talk about what’s coming up for Jaconé.

We’ve got a stretch of solid, clean swell on the way, and the standout window is the first few days. Tuesday the 14th is where it gets interesting. The water temperature is sitting around 72°, which is pretty normal for this time of year. Early Tuesday morning, you’re looking at a 5ft set from the South, with a period pushing 11 seconds. That’s packing some proper energy. And the best part? The wind is glassy – that light westerly, 3 mph – it’s going to be smooth as glass out there. That’s the pick of the week right there. Expect very good surf conditions.

As we move through Tuesday afternoon, the swell bumps up a touch to 6ft from the SSE, but the wind swings SE and goes cross, making it a bit less clean. The energy’s still there, but it’s not the pristine morning session.

Wednesday morning the 15th looks great too. Still a solid 6ft from the SSE, period at 10 seconds, and now we get a proper offshore from the NE at 9 mph. That’s going to clean it right up. The energy is still strong. The afternoon sees the wind pick up from the East at 16 mph, turning cross-offshore, but it’s still surfable. This pattern of clean, offshore mornings with 5ft to 6ft swell sticks around through Thursday and Friday. Thursday morning the 16th is another beauty: 5ft from the SE, clean offshore NE wind.

We do get a bit of a drop-off into Saturday the 18th – the swell turns more ENE with a shorter period of just 7 seconds, so the energy drops. That’s still 6ft in the morning, but it’s a different, weaker-feeling wave. The following days from Sunday the 19th through to the end of the week are smaller, with a lot of 3ft to 5ft ENE swell and shorter periods. It’s rideable, but nothing to write home about. There’s a notable jump on Thursday the 23rd, with a big 8ft SSW swell arriving, but the wind is cross-onshore and messy, and the energy is massive – that’s getting into expert-only territory, and with the onshore wind, it’s going to be a battle. Not the cleanest day.

Then we get another clean-up on Friday the 24th – a solid 5ft from the South with a 12-second period and a nice offshore NE wind. That’s a strong signal. The following weekend and into the next week we see a mix of smaller ENE and E swells, with some clean offshore mornings. Tuesday the 28th brings a real glassy morning with a tiny 3ft SSW groundswell at a very long 14-second period – that’s a super clean, long-period groundswell but it’s small.

Jaconé is a consistent spot, exposed to the SE, so it picks up a lot of what’s thrown at it. The standout for me is Tuesday the 14th, early morning. Glassy conditions, 5ft of groundswell from the S, and plenty of energy. That’s going to be the session to get wet for. Wednesday the 15th morning is a close second with the offshore wind.

Crowds can pop up here sometimes, so if you want it to yourself, those early starts on the clean days are the way to go.

Rusty.

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